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Walter Kenyon fonds
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97-1001
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[19-] (Creation)
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- Kenyon, Walter
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2 binders
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Biographical history
Walter Kenyon was a noted Ontario archaeologist, and curator of Canadian archaeology at the Royal Ontario Museum for twenty-five years.
Custodial history
This fonds was in the custody of Mrs. W.A. Kenyon before it was donated in 1988 along with Dr. Kenyon's library to Trent University.
Scope and content
This fonds consists of two binders enclosing the typescript of a narrative called "Rivers of Ice, the Voyage of Captain George Tyson." When the safety of the ship is threatened by being crushed in the ice, a contingent take refuge on a large ice floe. The narrative follows their vicissitudes and ultimate rescue.
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This fonds was donated by Mrs. W.A. Kenyon
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